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Beaver, in white, on brown dropcloth, facing left Print

Andrea Goodman

Canada

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Meet the Beaver, a large semi-aquatic rodent widely held as a symbol of Canada, this industrious builder is considered a keystone species ecologically. The European relative of the North American Beaver was hunted nearly to extinction, from Pliny's time on it was sough after for various reasons. In Canada the economic demand for this pelt drove Europeans westward and into contact with Canada's indigenous people. This Beaver is a digital image created from an original analogue source, the silhouette of the beaver is cut out of a piece of paper which is laid over a 'dropcloth' background. The dropcloth background is made from the sheets of paper I use to cover my work surface when I paint, and they start out catching drips and spills from other artwork, and eventually become their own works of art. The cutout of the animal, either in negative or positive space, in black or white, is then combined with coloured backgrounds on the flatbed of my scanner, creating ephemeral art that only exists digitally, although it shows traces of it's analogue origins in various ways; where the pieces of paper show space between them, or where the cut edges of the paper are uneven. This series of animal silhouettes began as an exploration of the forms of animals I see in my day to day life on the west coast, or in my childhood growing up in Ontario. As the series develops further, I'm exploring animals that have been important in Canada's development as a nation, either economically or historically or ecologically. The fur trade was partly responsible for Canada being settled by Europeans, seeking fur (amongst other natural resources) and also how the Beaver (and the Bison) came to be hunted very close to extinction. The beaver has personal significance for me as well; part of my childhood was spent on a farm in eastern Ontario where beaver dammed the waterways, and my Dad used the chewed stumps they left behind in his sculptural glass artwork. As a person of European ancestry born in Canada I acknowledge my settler privilege, and I undertake to show respect for the beautiful land and all it's creatures and beings; I'm grateful to live here upon this landscape, and in this ecosystem.

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Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper

Size:12 W x 9 H x 0.1 D in

Size with Frame:17.25 W x 14.25 H x 1.2 D in

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Born in Toronto Ontario, I'm now fortunate enough to live on the west coast of Canada, and I'm completely in love with the natural environment around me. While my art is seldom a literal representation of my landscape, the natural world I walk through informs the textures, lines and colours in my work. I'm presenting a series of animal silhouette images, of Canadian wildlife, mostly west coast creatures, including Elk, Bear, Orca, Starfish, Deer, Bison, Beaver, Salmon and Cod. This series of silhouettes will be developed in a variety of medium, the 'Dropcloth' series uses backgrounds created using the paper that covers my work surface when I paint, and the 'Maps' series uses old paper maps used for motorcycle touring in Canada. The Pen and Ink series explores using black lines to define positive and negative space of animal silhouettes, by using lines represent textures of plants and also to outline the shapes of animals. The animal silhouette series has expanded to include trees and clouds, so the creatures have an environment. In 2022 I'm expanding my offerings with paintings as well as collages and drawings.

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